as in spoke (to or with)
to communicate with by means of spoken words
I had never talked to a real live cowboy before
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Hill has never publicly addressed Brady’s posts.—
Leigh Blickley,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Apr. 2026 -
But these challenges are not unusual — and in many cases, they are routinely addressed through design, mitigation or negotiation.—
Charles Rilli,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Apr. 2026
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Koniver greeted me in his waiting room, which featured a soft-rock soundtrack and brochures for serums and stem cells.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Leo greeted the global faithful in 10 languages, including Arabic, Chinese and Latin, reviving a practice that his predecessor Pope Francis had let lapse.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Talked (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/talked%20%28to%29. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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